UNILORIN Speaks On Born Again Student Who Withdrew From School Over Religious Belief

Authorities of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State on
Sunday said that they had accepted the voluntary
withdrawal of a student, Jephtaph Abolarin, from the
institution.
Abolarin, a 300-Level Sociology student, had written to
the university confessing to cheating during his West
African Senior School Certificate Examination.
Abolarin, who claimed he had become a ‘born again’
Christian, said continuing his university education,
using an unmerited certificate was unjust and
immoralHe wrote the letter to the institution’s Deputy
Vice-Chancellor, Academics, Prof. Sidiqat Ijaiya, on
August 5, 2016.
According to him, he wanted to withdraw from the
school because he got his WASSCE through examination
malpractice.
Reacting to the letter on Sunday, the university Deputy
Director, Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, confirmed
the withdrawal of the student.
Akogun, who noted that the Senate of the university had
accepted the withdrawal letter, added that the Vice-
Chancellor, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali, commended
Abolarin for his repentance and sincerity.
The VC, Akogun added, wished Abolarin well in his
future endeavour.
Part of Abolarin’s letter to the DVC read,
“Just as a house that was built on a faulty
foundation will surely collapse, it is also certain
that a career that is built on a faulty foundation
will definitely collapse. All through my secondary
school days, I was just a church ‘goer’, without
genuine salvation and the fear of God. As a
result, I got my WASSCE result through
examination malpractice.
“By the grace of God, now, I have encountered
the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ, which
called for repentance and restitution.
“Sir, with deep conviction, I have realised that
there is no point building my academic career on
a faulty foundation; since the WASSCE result I got
through malpractice is the basis in which my
admission into this university was anchored.
“Therefore, I have decided to withdraw from the
university and start all over again.”